April 30, 2009

Poetry Brothel in the New York Post [Jennifer Michael Hecht]

That's me with the glasses and my husband next to me, the others are really great young poets who are part of the Poetry Brothel (my husband is mc). We're mostly all connected to the New School, a bunch of them were students of mine when they got their MFAs there. There is some amazing talent here.

(Car is on the floor, Tennessee has the eye-patch, the Madame is the darling redhead in the middle, you can guess the rest from this) Several poetry whores are missing from the shot, but I am holding a book by one of them, the brilliant Amy Lawless. That's her real name, I can't remember her pw name right now.

It's so cool, and nuts. I love it. I also enjoy that all the books in the shot are mine, my poetry and my philosophy/history books, except I'm holding a friend's poetry book. Anyway, I love the shot, and the others at the site.

Also, this little video is delightful. I'm at the start and the finish and, admittedly, a bit dramatic. It's really a nicely done little piece. I can't stop grinning and biting my lip at it.

See folks, all you have to do to get people interested in poetry is shake it a little.

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That's me with the glasses and my husband next to me, the others are really great young poets who are part of the Poetry Brothel (my husband is mc). We're mostly all connected to the New School, a bunch of them were students of mine when they got their MFAs there. There is some amazing talent here.

(Car is on the floor, Tennessee has the eye-patch, the Madame is the darling redhead in the middle, you can guess the rest from this) Several poetry whores are missing from the shot, but I am holding a book by one of them, the brilliant Amy Lawless. That's her real name, I can't remember her pw name right now.

It's so cool, and nuts. I love it. I also enjoy that all the books in the shot are mine, my poetry and my philosophy/history books, except I'm holding a friend's poetry book. Anyway, I love the shot, and the others at the site.

Also, this little video is delightful. I'm at the start and the finish and, admittedly, a bit dramatic. It's really a nicely done little piece. I can't stop grinning and biting my lip at it.

See folks, all you have to do to get people interested in poetry is shake it a little.

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